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Conjugation of the French verb rester

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb rester, along with their English translations.



Verb phrases



InfinitiveScored
resterto stay

PresentScored
je resteI stay
tu restesyou stay
il restehe stays
elle resteshe stays
nous restonswe stay
vous restezyou stay
ils restentthey stay
elles restentthey stay

ImperfectScored
je restaisI was staying
tu restaisyou were staying
il restaithe was staying
elle restaitshe was staying
nous restionswe were staying
vous restiezyou were staying
ils restaientthey were staying
elles restaientthey were staying

Past Historic / Passé Simple
This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.
Scored
je restaiI stayed
tu restasyou stayed
il restahe stayed
elle restashe stayed
nous restâmeswe stayed
vous restâtesyou stayed
ils restèrentthey stayed
elles restèrentthey stayed

Passé ComposéScored
je suis restéI stayed
tu es restéyou stayed
il est restéhe stayed
elle est restéeshe stayed
nous sommes restéswe stayed
vous êtes restéyou stayed
ils sont restésthey stayed
elles sont restéesthey stayed

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfaitScored
j'étais restéI had stayed
tu étais restéyou had stayed
il était restéhe had stayed
elle était restéeshe had stayed
nous étions restéswe had stayed
vous étiez restéyou had stayed
ils étaient restésthey had stayed
elles étaient restéesthey had stayed

FutureScored
je resteraiI will stay
tu resterasyou will stay
il resterahe will stay
elle resterashe will stay
nous resteronswe will stay
vous resterezyou will stay
ils resterontthey will stay
elles resterontthey will stay

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur
The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.
Scored
je serai restéI will have stayed
tu seras restéyou will have stayed
il sera restéhe will have stayed
elle sera restéeshe will have stayed
nous serons restéswe will have stayed
vous serez restéyou will have stayed
ils seront restésthey will have stayed
elles seront restéesthey will have stayed

ConditionalScored
je resteraisI would stay
tu resteraisyou would stay
il resteraithe would stay
elle resteraitshe would stay
nous resterionswe would stay
vous resteriezyou would stay
ils resteraientthey would stay
elles resteraientthey would stay

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé
The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.
Scored
je serais restéI would have stayed
tu serais restéyou would have stayed
il serait restéhe would have stayed
elle serait restéeshe would have stayed
nous serions restéswe would have stayed
vous seriez restéyou would have stayed
ils seraient restésthey would have stayed
elles seraient restéesthey would have stayed

Present SubjunctiveScored
(... que) je reste(... that) I stay
(... que) tu restes(... that) you stay
(... que) il reste(... that) he stays
(... que) elle reste(... that) she stays
(... que) nous restions(... that) we stay
(... que) vous restiez(... that) you stay
(... que) ils restent(... that) they stay
(... que) elles restent(... that) they stay

Imperfect SubjunctiveScored
(... que) je restasse(... that) I was staying
(... que) tu restasses(... that) you were staying
(... que) il restât(... that) he was staying
(... que) elle restât(... that) she was staying
(... que) nous restassions(... that) we were staying
(... que) vous restassiez(... that) you were staying
(... que) ils restassent(... that) they were staying
(... que) elles restassent(... that) they were staying

ImperativeScored
reste Stay
restonsLet's stay
restez Stay

Present ParticipleScored
restant staying

Past ParticipleScored
resté stayed

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